SOLUTION: A flag is in the shape of a 30°-60°-90° triangle. The shorter leg has a length of 10 inches. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
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Question 835599: A flag is in the shape of a 30°-60°-90° triangle. The shorter leg has a length of 10 inches. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If by shorter, you mean the side of shortest length...
h=2s=20
otherwise:
which leads to
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